Ukraine
Igor Sydorenko
ESNS: 2023
Stoned Jesus
Born in 1986 in the industrial Lugansk region of Ukraine, Igor Sydorenko became interested in music through his father, who played guitar and bass in local rock bands. Hearing Nirvana's Unplugged on cassette inspired him to write his own songs, and after graduating from the university our would-be teacher of English moved to Kyiv to pursue his dream. Known primarily for fronting the psychedelic trio Stoned Jesus, Igor is active in other music projects like Arlekin (progressive rock), Voida (acoustic mellow songs) and Krobak (cinematic post-rock). Other interests include watching David Lynch movies, reading books on legendary songwriters, reviewing current year's music releases and even performing stand-up comedy!